A small magnetic dynamo, especially one that provides power to the spark plugs of a small internal combustion engine (now mostly used in aircraft).

Alternative form of magnet-

plural of magneto

Alternative spelling of magnetostriction

(physics) aerodynamics in the presence of a strong magnetic field

(physics) The comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field.

(physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field, especially at points on the Earth's surface; sometimes used as metal detector.

(physics) the reversible change in temperature that accompanies the change of magnetization of a ferromagnetic or paramagnetic material

(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that studies the effect of a magnetic field on atomic or molecular structures.

(chemistry) A chemist whose speciality is magnetochemistry